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Voices of Plurality Flash Mob Gathers at 2018 AIA Conference

In the middle of the packed schedule at the 2018 AIA Conference on Architecture, just around lunchtime on Friday, a flash mob emerged on the sidewalk outside New York’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The crowd was led by a group calling themselves Voices of Plurality, represented by A.L. Hu; Julia Murphy, AIA; Caroline James; Pascale Sablan, AIA; Rosa Sheng, FAIA; Roberta Washington, FAIA; and Beverly Willis, FAIA.

Armed with handheld paper fans, a symbol of the movement, they outlined their concerns in a manifesto read by James, the event’s emcee: “Clearly, architecture has a recognition and inclusion crisis. Fortunately, we have a power team.” After the organizers addressed the crowd from a small platform, chants of “this is what feminism looks like” emerged from the group that had gathered.

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Concrete is a rather ubiquitous, tested, proven, and versatile building material. It has been used for literally thousands of years to create long-lasting man-made structures of all types, including buildings. Architects in the past few centuries have found it to be an appealing choice to express dynamic and vibrant designs in ways that other materials could not.

May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations.

Population growth within American cities continues to skyrocket. Once empty downtowns in Rust Belt cities like Detroit, St. Louis and Buffalo are filling up; cities across North America like Tulsa, Philadelphia, and Ottawa, hoping to be the next Seattle, are wooing tech companies to bring their offices there.